Executive Order 13493

Executive Order 13493
Review of Detention Policy Options 
TypeExecutive order
Number13493 
PresidentBarack Obama 
SignedJanuary 22, 2009 
Summary
  • Established the Special Task Force on Detainee Disposition
  • Instructed the Special Task Force to review options for detention of "individuals captured or apprehended in connection with armed conflicts and counterterrorism operations"

Executive Order 13493 is an Executive Order issued by United States President Barack Obama ordering the identification of lawful alternatives to the detention of captives in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. The full title of the order is Executive Order 13493 - Review of Detention Policy Options. In his previous order, Executive Order 13492, Obama had ordered the camps' closure within a year, but Guantanamo Bay detention camp has still yet to be closed. As of January 6, 2025, 15 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.

Executive Order 13493 was a follow-up to Executive Order 13492; in it, Obama had laid out the Special Interagency Task Force. Its job was to find lawful options of places to relocate prisoners.

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